Apply for Workshops: Applications are being accepted on a rolling basis
Apply to attend one or more of the Urban and Municipal Park program’s (UMP) 2025 workshops. Travel and registration support are available to WOW-E eligible communities. By attending one of UMP’s workshops, you become eligible to apply for technical assistance next Summer.
If your community is NOT already a WOW-E Community, the following conditions apply to receive travel and registration support:
- 2 – 4 multi-sector participants must attend
- Participants commit to attending a pre-session breakfast and post-session lunch to learn more about the WOW-E program
- Participants must complete this brief application (applications are being accepted on a rolling basis)
- As part of the application, participants must submit 2 – 3 letters of support from organizations NOT represented by the 2 -4 multi-sector participants attending the workshop using this template
If your community is already a WOW-E Community (meaning your community hosted a Kick Off, Community Challenge, and signed a WOW-E proclamation), the following conditions apply to receive travel and registration support:
- Participants commit to attending a pre-session breakfast and post-session lunch to talk to new communities about your experience with the WOW-E program
- Participants must complete this brief application by (applications are being accepted on a rolling basis)
Attend Workshop(s) and WOW-E Pre/Post Session
Attend a pre-session breakfast and post-session lunch before the workshop to learn about the WOW-E program and what WOW-E can do for your community. Attendance at the breakfast is required to be eligible for the workshop and further technical assistance. More information will be available closer to the time of the workshop.
NOTE: If you are already part of a WOW-E Community, you will attend the breakfast and/or lunch to share your experience with new communities.
Build Local Teams and Partnerships
Build on your efforts you started at the workshop(s). Meet with you partners and start thinking about what you want to apply for with Community Challenge.
New Communities: If your community isn’t already a WOW-E Community, find six organizations in your community to commit to engaging in WOW-E activities by signing a WOW-E proclamation. This must be complete to be eligible for the 2025 Community Challenge. Please use this template for the proclamation.
Additionally, to be eligible for the 2025 Community Challenge, your community will host a local WOW-E kickoff which is a two to two and a half hour meeting with a group of local advocates and leaders where they map their food and physical activity environment, complete a partnership matrix, and identify opportunities to improve the local food and physical activity environment. A WOW-E team member will attend to co-facilitate with your local advocates and leaders. More information about this will be covered at the workshop you attend.
Learn more about becoming a WOW-E Community here.
Apply for Community Challenge
Community Challenge gives stakeholders the opportunity to start or build on efforts to improve the community’s food of physical activity environment. Applications open on April 15 and are due July 15. Check back soon for more information and how to apply.